Five States Energy Data Breach
The 2026 Five States Energy data breach was unauthorized activity in the company's network environment that was detected and stopped on February 12, 2026. Official Texas and Massachusetts records confirm at least 679 affected people; the nationwide total has not been disclosed.
This classification is based on a reviewed lower bound; the actual impact and severity may be higher.
Exposed Data Types
4- Names
- Physical addresses
- Social security numbers
- Financial information
About This Breach
Five States Energy is a Dallas-based private investment firm that invests in income-generating energy assets. According to the company's notice, the affected information was personal data contained in investment files.
How Did the Incident Occur?
The company said it detected and stopped a compromise of its network on February 12. An outside digital forensic investigation determined that personal information in investment files was subject to unauthorized activity. The initial access method, duration of access, and responsible party were not disclosed.
What Information Was Affected?
Official regulator records list names, addresses, Social security numbers, and financial information. The fields may have varied by person, and the notice does not say that every category was present for every affected individual.
How Did Five States Energy Respond?
The company said it secured and remediated its network, began an investigation with outside specialists, and communicated with law enforcement. It offered affected people 24 months of complimentary credit monitoring and fraud assistance, and said it had no evidence of information misuse at the time of notice.
What Should Affected People Do?
Notice recipients should regularly review credit reports, investment accounts, and bank accounts for unfamiliar activity. People whose Social security numbers were involved may consider a credit freeze or fraud alert, and unexpected investment or payment requests using the company's name should be verified through a known contact channel without following links in the message.
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